Special to the Times-Free Press Save the Harbor/Save the Bay recently hosted more than 170 individuals with disabilities from over 15 communities and their families came together to enjoy an accessible, fun-filled day at Constitution Beach. The Beach: Ability program…
Month: August 2022
Eastie Native Pearson Artwork Unveiled as Part of King Boston
The King Boston memorial, The Embrace, will be anchored on Boston Common, where, in 1965, Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. called Boston to live by its highest ideals. The new memorial will spark a new public conversation about how…
Special Report: Constitution Beach Flagging System Is Flawed and Needs To Be Fixed Says Save the Harbor/Save the Bay
Last week, Save the Harbor/Save the Bay released a rare mid-summer special report on beach posting and flagging accuracy at Constitution Beach and other beaches owned by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The flagging system alerts beachgoers to harmful bacteria that…
Coletta Calls for Better Coordination of Construction, Utility Permits
Anyone who has driven around Jeffries Point lately has noticed the ongoing utility work that has closed streets and reduced parking. This is nothing new in Eastie and residents have long complained that once one utility company comes in and…
Local Students Earn Academic Honors
Malden Catholic Students Achieve Honor Roll Malden Catholic students have completed the coursework required for the third and fourth quarter of the 2021 – 2022 school year. The school has three categories for outstanding academic performance honors: Headmaster’s List (90…
Pressley Submits Community Testimony From Eastie Food Insecurity Convening
U.S. Congresswoman Aynna Pressley recently submitted community testimony from the Food Insecurity Convening she held at the Zumix Firehouse in East Boston back in July. The community testimony was transmitted to the White House ahead of the White House’s Upcoming…
Eastie’s Weekly COVID Positive Test-Rate Skyrockets
The latest surge of COVID has hit East Boston particularly hard over the summer with the neighborhood’s weekly COVID positive test rate increasing to over 15 percent last week. Public health officials are blaming the summer surge on the highly…
Suffolk Downs Announces New Dog Park, Family-Friendly Summer Activities: New Happenings at the Track Include Hideaway Circus, Touch a Truck and More Programs
Special to the Journal Summer is in full swing at Suffolk Downs! Residents and visitors of East Boston and Revere have enjoyed programming throughout the spring and early summer months hosted by The HYM Investment Group, “HYM”, the firm leading…
Save Big on Sales Tax and Energy Usage During Tax Holiday
With the upcoming Massachusetts sales tax holiday on August 13 and 14, National Grid is reminding customers to take advantage of opportunities to purchase energy efficient appliances to save energy while maximizing savings. With energy rates expected to increase this…
Fiscal Year 2022 Revenue Collections Total $41.105 Billion
Massachusetts Department of Revenue (DOR) Commissioner Geoffrey Snyder announced that preliminary revenue collections for June 2022 totaled $4.143 billion as of August 4, 2022, which is $470 million or 12.8% more than actual collections in June 2021 and $780 million…